Campaign responds to Ind. ambush

11:52 PM,
Mar. 5, 2014

Written by

Charlie Mitchell
Contributing columnist

Two years ago, citizens of the great state of Indiana had every reason to believe that Richard Lugar, their U.S. senator for 36 years, would be re-elected. But an ambush took place in the primary. The veteran Republican went down in flames.

What happened?

Simple. Ultra-conservative and "tea party" camps defined Lugar as "too close to Democrats" and "out of touch." That's all it took. ...